John wampach



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Tire Cooler.

Patnted Aug. 4..1868.

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VJOHN'WAMPAGH, 'orFs'HAKoPEnMINNESOTA.

Letters Patent No. 80,687; dated August d, 186B.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERN:

Be it known' that I, JOHN WAMP-ACH, of Shakopee, in the county oi Scott,and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and improved Tire-Cooler;und I d hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, whichwill enable others skilled in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to thc-accompanying drawings,forming'partof this specification.

Figure 1 is a top or plan view o f my improved machine. Y Figure 2 is avertical cross-section of the sume,`taken through the line a: az, iig.ACl. v Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My inventonhas for its object to improve the 4construction oftire-frames, so that the'tire, when set, may be instantly cooled beforeit can injure thc-felloes, and without wasting the water,' whieh is animportant co-nsideration wherewater is scarce and has to be bought.

And-'itconsists in the constructionand vcombination of---variouapartsofAthema'ehinc, as hereinafter more fully describcd.` i i v A is the frame,uponwhich the-wheel is laid, and to which said wheel is clamped by avscrew-bolt andlhandnut, said bolt passing through the hub in theordinary manner. The frame A 'ts loosely in the box or tank B, which ismade'wat'er-tight, and a littledeeper than the frame A is high, so that,when the said frame is lowered,

-it may sink, and carry the wheel'with it so far that the rim of thewheel may be beneath the surface of' the water,

C are two long rectangular beams,upon which the fr'ameA restsand one oflthe edges o'f each of which isI hinged to the bottom of the'box B, sothat, when the said' beams C are turned down upon their sides, the frameA may sinkl beneath the water, andwheu the said beams C are turned upupon their edges, the upper part of theframe A may be raised above the'surface ot' the water. One of the upper edges of eaeh'of thc beams C isrounded ofi', as shown in fig. 2, todiminish the friction in raising'andlowering the said beams.'

D is a lever, pivote'd to'the bottom of the bex B, or to some suitablesupport attached to the bottom ofthel saidbox.

E'are two connecting-rods, .the euter'ends of which are pivoted to thebeams C, and the-inner ends of which are pivoted to the lever D, uponopposite sides ot arid at equal distances from thc'pivoting-point ofsaid lever.

, F is a lever, pivoted to one vside ofthe box 1 3, and the lower end ofwhich is connected with the end of the lever D by the connecting-rod G,and the outer end of whichextendsoutward and upward into such a positionthat it may bc conveniently reached and operated toV raiseand lower theframeB.

I'n places where water is scarce, the box or tank B mayrbeplnced overtwo reservoirs, with which it may be connected by discharge-pipes,provided 'with stopfcocks, so that, should the water inthe box'or tank Bbecome warm, itmay be drawn oi'l' into onepf said reservoirs to` cool,and cold water pumped from the other reservoir in to the box or tank B,to be in turn used. i

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patentv The combinationof the connecting-rods E, levcr D, connecting-rod G, and lcvcx F,'w ithcach other, with the box B, beams-C, 'and .trame A, arrangedsubstantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose setfor'th.

JOHN WAMPACH.

